Irene Lambrinoudaki, Nikoletta Mili, Areti Augoulea, Eleni Armeni, Panagiotis Vakas, Konstantinos Panoulis, Nikolaos Vlahos, Themistoklis Mikos, Grigorios Grimbizis, Alexandros Rodolakis, Stavros Athanasiou
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), apart from symptoms related to vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA), also consists of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Based on the common embryological origin of the genital and lower urinary system, the presence of estrogen receptors, and the high prevalence of VVA and LUTS in the menopausal population, the two conditions can coexist. This study is aimed at investigating the prevalence and risk factors of LUTS in a sample of Greek peri- and postmenopausal women...
January 27, 2024: International Urogynecology Journal